Continuous Delivery

Continuous Delivery is a software development discipline where you build software in such a way that the software can be released to production at any time. 

-Martin Fowler 

Define Continuous Deliver

Disciplines process:-

Continuous Delivery is not a product, or something you can purchase off the shelf.

It is a domain that enables practical implementation of highly efficient and productive software development process

Practices incorporated:-

Continuous Delivery embodies the practices prescribed by Continuous Integration and the agile principle of satisfying customers through early and Continuous Delivery of valuable software

Continuous Delivery builds upon this foundation using solid SCM, Testing and Planning practices.